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The common line is a spring mushroom with a wrinkled brown cap. It belongs to the Discinova family. It contains a poison that is dangerous to human life, which is not completely destroyed after heat treatment and drying.
Description of a line of ordinary
You can see this mushroom in the forest in spring. Small caps of irregular rounded outlines peep out from under the coniferous litter in a pine forest, in places illuminated by the sun.
The wrinkled dark brown caps resemble walnut kernels in numerous convolutions. The pulp is fragile and light, with a pleasant taste and fruity aroma.
Description of the hat
The ordinary line shown in the photo refers to marsupial mushrooms. It has a small wrinkled cap that looks like a walnut kernel or brain. The diameter of the cap usually does not exceed 14-15 cm, it reaches a height of 9-10 cm.
In tiny specimens, just emerging from the ground, the cap is smooth, but over time, deep folds do not appear on it. The usual color is brown or chocolate brown, but orange or red shades come across.
Leg description
The leg of the ordinary stitch is small, about 2-3 cm long and 5-6 cm in diameter. Inside, it is not filled with pulp, hollow, but dense to the touch.
The leg tapers towards the base. Usually it is painted in a pale gray color, sometimes with a pinkish or yellowish tint.
Is an ordinary line edible or not
The degree of toxicity of this mushroom is highly dependent on the place of growth. The most poisonous representatives of the species were found in Germany. The deadly poison gyromitrin was found in their pulp.
Mushrooms collected on the territory of Russia rarely, but nevertheless, lead to poisoning. No deaths were observed.
Poisoning symptoms, first aid
Gyromitrin toxin affects the functioning of the autonomic nervous system and liver. Symptoms of intoxication are dizziness, stomach pain, vomiting and nausea. With severe damage to the body, a coma occurs.
First aid for poisoning with ordinary lines is to flush the gastrointestinal tract and take large doses of the sorbent. It is necessary to immediately call an ambulance to avoid the development of complications and death.
How to cook mushrooms ordinary line
Mycologists did not come to a consensus about the edibility of a line of ordinary. This mushroom is banned for sale in many European countries where it grows. The reasons influencing the degree of its toxicity are not yet fully understood. But many mushroom pickers call it collecting and cooking "Russian roulette", a dangerous game that can lead to death at any moment. If the mushrooms contain a high dose of gyromitrin, a 200-gram portion is sufficient for lethal outcome.
In Russia, ordinary lines are less toxic than in Western Europe. Knowing about the potential danger, mushroom pickers cook them several times, pouring the broth into the sewer. However, you can even get poisoned by the smell of the decoction when the poison evaporates. Traces of gyromitrin remain in the pulp and can lead to poor health. For these mushrooms to become less safe, they need to be dried outdoors for 6 months.
With a large selection of other tasty and healthy mushrooms that can be bought in the store at any time of the year, you should not risk your health and life in order to try ordinary lines.
Why is an ordinary line useful?
In folk medicine, vodka tincture is used as an ordinary line as an analgesic for joint pain, rheumatism. The tincture, due to the toxicity of the mushroom, is applied externally.
The medicinal properties of the ordinary line are due to the content in the mushroom pulp of the CT-4 polysaccharide, which is similar to chondroitin. The latter is an aminopolysaccharide that restores bone and cartilage tissue. Therefore, the tincture not only relieves pain, but also has a therapeutic effect, eliminating the cause of joint disease.
How to make a tincture from an ordinary line
To prepare vodka tincture from a line of ordinary 20 g of dried and chopped mushrooms, 200 ml of vodka is poured. Having mixed well, put in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
Admission and application rules
The finished product is rubbed into the skin at night where pain is felt. Wrap up with a warm scarf or blanket.
The tincture is also used for bedsores, postoperative adhesions and trophic ulcers, making not compresses, but lotions.
Where and how does an ordinary line grow
Common stitch can be found from March to May on sandy soils, forest edges and clearings. It grows along roadsides and ditch edges, on burned-out areas under coniferous trees, sometimes under poplars.
This mushroom is common in central Europe, Western Turkey, Northwest America and Mexico. Grows in the north and south of Russia.
Doubles and their differences
A giant line resembles an ordinary line. It is especially difficult to distinguish young copies of the twin.
It is believed that the giant ones are less poisonous, however, the raw pulp of these mushrooms also contains gyromitrin. Its fruiting body is much larger than that of the common species.
Similar to the common line is also Discina carolina: a mushroom that grows in deciduous forests in the southeastern United States of America. Many mushroom pickers collect and eat Carolina Diszina, although it is considered a conditionally edible mushroom, and contains the toxin gyromitrin. The fruit body of this mushroom, in contrast to the line, can grow to gigantic proportions.
Conclusion
Ordinary stitching is an inedible mushroom, banned for sale in many European countries. Unlike other poisonous mushrooms, stitching has valuable medicinal properties. According to the observation of experienced mushroom pickers, its toxicity depends on the place of growth. No cases of poisoning were observed in Russia.
